Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 95.9% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
$6.42
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
$686.76
€631.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
$565.47
€519.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
$401.79
€369.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
$65.52
€60.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
$96.57
€88.76
|
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